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Laine Gordon

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Bank Accounts

Neo banks are live – but do they live up to the hype?

Australia’s neo banking market is heating up with 86 400 officially opening its doors today, and neo-rival Xinja receiving its full banking licence from APRA yesterday.

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10 Sep, 2019 -

4 min read

Home Loans

Home lending bounces back in the lead up to spring

New ABS data out today shows home lending is back with a bang, posting a 5.1 per cent jump month-on-month in new home loans settled in July.

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Laine Gordon -

09 Sep, 2019 -

3 min read

Car Loans

Three ways to pay off your car loans

Are you taking out a car loan to land some shiny new wheels? Be sure to contemplate how you'll pay the money back over time.

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Laine Gordon -

28 Aug, 2019 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

Australians ditch credit cards by the hundreds of thousands

Today’s RBA credit card statistics show the continued demise of credit cards in Australia.

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Laine Gordon -

12 Aug, 2019 -

2 min read

Car Loans

Three ways to pay off your car loan

Are you taking out a car loan to land some shiny new wheels? Be sure to contemplate how you'll pay the money back over time.

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Laine Gordon -

29 Jul, 2019 -

3 min read

Savings Accounts

CBA cuts savings rates by up to 0.25 per cent

Australia’s largest bank, CBA, has reduced its savings rates by up to 0.25 per cent. This means all four big banks have now cut their savings rates following the July RBA cash rate cuts.

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Laine Gordon -

23 Jul, 2019 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

Australians starting to kick the credit card debt addiction

Australia’s credit card debt accruing interest has slid to the lowest level in over 11 years as Australians start to wean themselves off high interest debt.

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Laine Gordon -

12 Jun, 2019 -

2 min read

Home Loans

Home loan lenders continue to cut their mortgage rates

ING, Bank of Queensland, Virgin Money, Qudos Bank and Newcastle Permanent have moved their variable interest rates since the last RateCity.com.au update yesterday.

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Laine Gordon -

06 Jun, 2019 -

4 min read

Home Loans

More lenders hold back part of the rate cut

A growing number of banks have decided not to pass on the full 0.25 per cent RBA rate cut.

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Laine Gordon -

05 Jun, 2019 -

4 min read

Home Loans

ANZ shocks by not passing on full RBA rate cut

The RBA has finally taken the plunge, cutting the cash rate to a new low of 1.25 per cent.

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Laine Gordon -

04 Jun, 2019 -

4 min read